mccall - north beach

on thursday, we spent the morning at a beach on the north shore. the curse of cold weather followed us, so it was pretty chilly for most of the morning and we spent much of our time bundled up. the sun did eventually come out, but the wind counteracted its effects. fortunately, it was still fun to sit on the beach and look at the lake, even in the cold.

payette lake

rhonda and me

madeleine wanted her life jacket on. i think it was for extra warmth.

aaron and carsten

diane and me

carsten and calli

madeleine and lainey

kyle and kim rented a wakeboard for calli to try to learn on and figured out this clever way to try to get her up. she got really close!

playing in the port-a-crib

dave and tim

kim braving the cold

tim

bob and dan

dan, tim, eliza, carolee

calli, kim, kyle

aaron, bob, dave, rhonda, dan, tim

lainey

bob and jeanie

lainey, kyle, calli

kim reading

mccall family time

one of the best things about  going to mccall is just spending time with family.

lainey and madeleine in their matching pajamas from grammy

making art with grammy

playing with tim and eliza

mccall - kayaking

our family all piled in one kayak

as part of our trip to mccall this year, we all rented kayaks and spent some time on the lake one morning. when we left our condo, it was raining lightly and we were a little skeptical about if it was really worth it. apparently the woman in charge of the kayak rentals was also skeptical because she didn't even show up because she thought we wouldn't. by the time we called her and she finished running the errands she had embarked on during her perceived free time, the rain stopped. unfortunately, it was still pretty cold, but fortunately, it was still beautiful. 

diane is ready to go

kyle is not

jeanie, the master kayaker

kimberlee, calli, carolee, and tim

is that sass, rhonda?

bob, kim, lainey, and calli

tim and carolee

kyle and carsten

randy, madeleine, me, diane

unfortunately, because diane couldn't really sit in a little seat, i had to hold her the whole time and randy was stuck propelling all four of us along. i actually would really have liked to paddle. maybe next year. 

beautiful scenery

dan and grandpa peck

rhonda

carolee and tim

dan and grandpa peck. really beautiful area.

more of our family

diane fell asleep about half way through the ride, although we were concerned that she actually just passed out because her life jacket was cutting off her air supply. those infant life jackets really are not comfortable. she woke up soon after falling asleep and started screaming, reminded of just how uncomfortable her life jacket was. the serenity of the trip vanished as diane screamed, madeleine joined in with her own fake cry, and randy paddled as hard as he could to get us back. i want to do it again next year when the girls are a little older and hopefully, it is a little warmer.

aaron, paddling regally.

aaron

bob

jeanie

bob